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Ugly Holiday Sweater Cookies

December 2, 2017
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cookies & cakes, live

When I get home from a trip I love to do a bit of cooking, and a lot of laundry (OK, I don't love doing laundry but there's always a huge pile after unpacking, isn't there?). It kind of grounds…

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I prepared this unusual looking cake for a recent pot luck. It's now my new favorite fancy dessert! The recipe is super easy and involves assembly rather than any actual cooking. It needs to be made a day ahead which…

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DIY Marbled Cards

September 2, 2017
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I tried marbelizing paper once. It was a delicate, messy, drippy experience. This is not that. It's quick and satisfying, okay it's a bit messy, but it's so much easier. The step by step instructions are here. The two main…

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Hidden Urban Orchard

June 3, 2017
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live, post & beam beach house remodel

My husband just had a big birthday. He is impossible to buy gifts for, so I took a different approach this year. We both miss our fruit trees and veggie gardens from the houses we've lived in in the past.…

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DIY Modern Fall Wreath

November 10, 2016
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I have been re-using these simple square craft-store wire frames for almost a year now (see previous wreaths here: Spring, Holiday, succulent). They have been a great little investment! For my Fall wreaths, I used thin green florists' wire (which…

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DIY Black & White hand painted cards

September 18, 2016
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Black and white has been big in interior design for the past year or so. These one-of-a-kind greeting cards play off this modern, cool trend. They're striking, easy to create, and gorgeous to receive. I had some card stock left…

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DIY Modern Spring Wreath

March 21, 2016
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This beautiful Spring wreath is a no-brainer. Really. It's an easy, do-it-in-front-of-the-TV, low cost project that you're going to love. All you need is a wreath frame like this one from Michaels, and some balloons. OK, quite a lot of…

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Snickerdoodles

March 11, 2016
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cookies & cakes, fave food, live

This is yet another tradition I didn't grow up with, in Australia. I can't resist the name, so I had to try making these cinnamon-y treats myself. What I did grow up with was warm buttered toast sprinkled with cinnamon…

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DIY – Kitchen Shelf Upgrade

February 11, 2016
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get organized, live

I used our recent termite tenting as motivation to clean out my pantry (a job I'd been putting off for a while). My pull-out shelves, installed a few years back, are starting to look a bit grotty. Any spills or…

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Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

February 5, 2016
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cookies & cakes, fave food, live

We're heading to our favorite Superbowl party this weekend and a late call has gone out for desserts. What a great excuse to bake up a storm and bring our Superbowl best! This Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake is easy…

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Tracey Dale is a writer, currently working on her first novel. She is a former broadcast journalist, TV host, corporate speaker, advertising executive, and Miss Australia. Based in Los Angeles, she is married to actor, Alan Dale (Entourage, Captain America 2, Lost, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).

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